RIFLE-SHOOTING.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IX, Issue 80, 19 March 1919, Page 5

RIFLE-SHOOTING.

MARAEKA K A HO CLUB.

On Saturday lust Mr. Hone's Cup was shot for, Kim. T. Walker being the winner. The weather conditions were very trying, especially to tlie older members, the iigtit being very deceiving. However, Ufm. \\ alKer is deserving every credit tor his win, as tins was not made a handicap event. Tito conditions were 200, 500 ami 6JO yards, seven shots with, optional

dance was tendered to the member;- ot the Rille Club by .Mrs. Roach and the ladies, in honour of the two young members of our club who have eai-ii in succession, won the clip tor their yeai. Both of th.-e. Fun. T, Darkness ami T. Walker, are de-mring ot all prai-e. having woa these honours right off the rife.

LICENSING REFERENDUM RESULTS ON NIGHT OF POLK Wellington, March 18, Arrangements for the announcement of the result of the licensing poll next month were considered by Cabinet to-day. The Hon. W. H. Hemes stated subsequently that the result of the count of votes by the Returning Officers in each district would be made public by the Returning Officers immediately after the completion of the count. STEPS TO COUNT ALL VOTES AT ONCE. Wellington, March 19. Although Cabinet has reconsidered its decision, re the referendum, and will allow such results as are available to be given out the. same night, it appears that there is no provision in the Act calling on Deputy Returning Officers to count their votes and forward them to tl.e Chief Returning Officer at once. Tills im ans that while the votes in towns and more compact districts may be available the same evening, in mon* scattered districts it may be a day or two before they come to hand. Sir F. Bell is now going into the matter to see if means can be legally found to enable the whole of the votes to be counted at once. THE CAMPAIGN. MRS. R. DON AT HASTINGS. There was a large audience at the Assembly Hall, Hastings, last evening, when Mrs. R. Don, President of the W.C.T.U.. delivered an address on “The Liquor Question from a Woman’s Viewpoint.” Miss Fraser M.A., principal of lona College, presided. . Mrs. Don, in the course of a twohours’ eloquent address, said, that prohibition had been carried in th? Dominion in the past, but the hurdle of the three-fifths majority had been the stumbling block in its becoming law. Their opportunity was now at ■hand, and it was the Lord’s will and an answer to their prayers, and efforts, that the referencUm wns to he taken on April 10th. The Moderate T.eairue had stated that the Rrferendnm Bill had been rushed thrmterh the House, but the Prohibition Party had been working unceasingly the past 16 years to bring about a reform. Sim’° fhc last triennial election the Party had endeavoured to get the three-fifths majority reduced, so that there had b°en no unseemly haste. After the war broke out the Efficiency Board met, and then made its recommendation to the Government for a referendum to be taken on the liquor question. It was not fair for the Moderate League to say that the Bill had been rushed through. Both the Prime Minister anil Sir Joseph Ward had said, in reply to a deputation from the women, the only’way to get the National Government to grant the Referendum was bv asking for it through the Efficiency Board’s recommendation. In regard to compensation, s.w, said the women did not believe fn this, but thought it was cheap at the price, and it was now. for the women to throw in all their powei ■and might to wipe out the liqum traffic, "it was a case of “now or never.” (Loud applause). The. Moderate League would tell them.it was not necessary to record their vote on April 10th.. but would urge them to wait till the general election, when they would lie able to vole for prohibition or State control. The speaker contended, however, that at the November poll it would l»< well-nigh impossible to carry anY of th? issues. For instance, suppose 1000 voted, and of these 500 were east for prohibition. 100 for State control, and 400 for continuance, prohibition would not be carried, although a majority was in its favour. It would have to have a majority on the whole of - the issue*. After making reference to. the fact that a large number .of businessmen had allied themselves with the Prohibition Party, and that these had not come into the fight from a moral standpoint alone. Mrs. Don referred to the efforts made to get a report on the child-life of the Dominion. She said the most valuable and priceless thing in a woman's eyes was a little child. At Home, just before the war, a National Babies’ Council was organised, and in a leaflet that was distributed some startling facts wore disclosed. In the year 1915. for every soldier who died abroad. 12 babies died at Home in the whole world six babies died oyerv minute, ami in America 30 babies died every hour. The large mortality among children was due to alcohol on the part of the parents. The lowest infantile d-ath-rate was ’n New Zealand. (Lotto ■applause). Laws had been made for the protection of eattl *. sheep, fruit, native birds, and even fish in New Zealand, but none for the protection of little children. She appealed to women to vote for prohibition, and then they would have a stringent law to protect the child-life of the Dominion. The liquor traffic kept up and increased crime. Mr. Barton S.M., bad stated that ninetenths of tlie matrimonial troubles that had come before him was owing to drink, and Sir Robert Stout had said that one-third of the crime >i. the Dominion was due to the sanif cause.

Airs. Don touched on the Kelburn and Dunedin immorality cases, and said that if there had been women police a large number of young girls would have been saved. Drunkenness was on the increase among women in England and New Zealand. After referring to the prohibition movement in America and also efficiency there, as well as to the late President Lincoln’s determination to fight the liquor traffic, Mrs. Don concluded an able addrt ss, by earnestly appealing to all to vote fm prohibition on April lota. Several questions were put ami answered, and a vote of thanks, moved by Mr. J. F. Ellis, ami Mrs. Wilson, terminated the meeting.

sighter. Scores: 200 500 Vis. VL. 600 Vis. Tl. Kfm. T. Walker . . 21 20 >S N. AIcKav ...... '>’) •*;) 2S —N:i D V. ilson . . 25 •> L 21—73 T. Harkness . . . . . . 21 22— 71 . 29 21 1 -s... 71 A. Livingston . . . . 2S 26 16—70 W. J. Livingston 2S 20 L- 6. j AV Wilson ...... io 63 J Roa< h . . . . ')•> i<) 20 —111 In the evening ; nice little s >cial anil